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  • Windsor man receives ‘hero’ award

    Wanderings By: Ken Weingartner    WASHINGTON – Bob Knight is a nurse, not a hero. Saving lives is just part of his job.    At least that’s the way the Windsor resident views the events of January 1999. Others would disagree.    One is the East Brunswick resident whose life was saved by Mr. Knight after an automobile…

  • Downtown plaza proposals, as well as protests, set tonight

    Borough Council to continue work on design as opponents want project abandoned. By: Jennifer Potash    WEST WINDSOR — The township has not given up in its fight against developer Toll Brothers.    The Township Council announced Monday night it has joined with the township Planning Board and Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh to file a motion with the…

  • Addition of Dumex to double Derma sales

    Dumex, a manufacturer and distributor of wound care products and other medical devices, had sales in 2001 of more than $9 million. By: George Frey    Derma Sciences Inc. of West Windsor, a maker of professional skin care and wound management products, announced July 31 that it has agreed to purchase Dumex Medical Inc. of Toronto,…

  • ‘Basket Full of Elvis’

    Princeton artist’s creation is on view at Graceland. By: Jeff Milgram    Baskets can be small or big, simple or complex. Some baskets are meant to hold something, others are just meant to look good.    And now, thanks to Princeton basket-maker Helen Schwartz, they can shake, rattle and roll.    Yes, all you fans of "The King…

  • OBITUARIES, Aug. 13, 2002

    Geneva M. Bolden, Paul E. Harrison Sr. Geneva M. Bolden Worked at nursery schools     Geneva M. Bolden of Princeton Borough died Thursday at home. She was 78.    Born in Princeton, she was a lifelong Princeton resident.    She retired from U-Now Nursery School and worked for private nursery schools after her retirement.    She attended Princeton…

  • Shady Groves and Winding Roads

    Covered Bridges, Parks and Other Seasonal Diversions:  Bucks County day trips to keep the summer blues at bay. By: Daniel Shearer Staff photo by Daniel Shearer Above, the Frankenfield Covered Bridge, Tinicum, Pa.    For reasons unknown to humankind, Theodore the cat has taken an interest in the Cabin Run Covered Bridge.    He stands in the…

  • Back to School 2002

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  • Montgomery awards contracts for new high school

    Bids approved more two months after target date. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — The township Board of Education awarded contracts for the construction of a new high school Tuesday night, more than two months later than the board had planned.    The general contractor for the project will be Thomas P. Carny Inc. of Langhorne, Pa.,…

  • DISPATCHES: ‘The Rising’: Music for uncertain times

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Bruce Springsteen’s new album addresses America’s feelings of uncertainty    "Empty sky, empty sky I woke up this morning to the empty sky" — Bruce Springsteen, "Empty Sky"    The story goes like this: Bruce Springsteen was sitting in his house in Monmouth County eating breakfast on Sept. 11 when he saw the…